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GET TO KNOW MELANIE KLEIN, M.A.

World-renowned Empowerment + Success Coach, Award-winning Writer, TedX Speaker, Professor of Sociology and Gender/Women’s Studies

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GET TO KNOW
MELANIE KLEIN, M.A.

World-renowned Empowerment + Success Coach, Award-winning Writer, TedX Speaker, Professor of Sociology and Gender/Women’s Studies

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testimonials

“Before working with Melanie, I was tired of feeling like I wasn’t good enough, tired of comparing myself to colleagues and feeling as though I was grinding through my days. Working with Melanie has helped my business and self worth to grow. She is so completely there for me, unlike anyone I have ever worked with, providing amazing guidance and support.”

Julie Mollo,
Real Estate Agent
“Working with Melanie was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I jumped on it. Allowing someone to pull back the layers of life seemed scary but Melanie created a safe place for this. She carries such a warm light and also shows up for you to do the work which has given me mental freedom! Doing the work with her is so worth my current life of clarity, meaning and direction. ”

Sarah Bonenfant,
Artist Relations
“After hearing Melanie speak at a Women of Compass event and at a branch sales meeting, I was convinced she was the perfect person to deliver that shot in the arm I needed! Melanie’s pure and honest approach makes her special. If you're feeling at all off-kilter, Melanie will set you straight!”

Nanci Isaacs,
Senior Real Estate Specialist
“Melanie has the ability to draw one's potential forward. She did this for me in so many ways, especially by supporting me in taking steps to convert insight into action. Melanie is a strong business woman and she is kind, approachable, and generous with her time and energy. . I am thrilled that I now have a thriving business and community. I am thrilled for the attention she gave to me during our sessions and how she challenged me to face down fears and doubts. She helped me embrace my value and not be afraid to charge what my services are worth."

Jennifer Kreatsoulas,
Author & Founder of Yoga for Eating Disorders
"Melanie was dedicated, consistent, and most of all, caring. It truly was a transformational experience."

Melissa Macfadyen,
Broker Associate, Compass
"I was struggling with confidence and focus. I attended several sessions Melanie did for my company and the way she was coaching matched with what I needed. She goes deep into the root of the problem while being kind and a great accountability partner. After working together, I feel more empowered and can manage my emotions better. She has truly helped me develop and express my best self!"

Aranzazu Aceves,
Realtor, Compass
"Working with Melanie is the best decision I could've made, personally and professionally. With her help, I was able to overcome difficult challenges, develop much-needed systems in my business, and instill boundaries in my relationships. "

April Duarte,
Team Lead of the Duarte Team, Compass Real Estate
"My experience has been life changing, her style of support is empowering. We initially worked on my mindset and gaining my health back. She ended up guiding me through some extreme grief I was experiencing. Fast forward 8 months, my health has dramatically improved, and my heart is now healing. I have checked off so many tasks that were hanging over my head and my 33-year real estate career has never been easier. She has truly been a powerful force in putting my life and career back on track. Her skill level is impressive and her insight, a gift."

Gina Barnes,
COMPASS
"Melanie has transformed the way I run my business and my team. She took me from crazy stressed to crazy happy and relaxed all while having the most successful year in business in my 15 years of being a Real Estate Advisor."

Michala Costello
Principal Agent, The Costello Group
COMPASS RE
"Working with Melanie was the piece that had been missing in my life. She helped me reignite excitement and commitment to my career as well as breakthrough many personal challenges. Thanks to Melanie I am blessed and grateful for the abundance in every area of my personal and professional life. It’s been great having her as my cheerleader!"

Rosalie Rodriguez,
Realtor, Broker Associate
“Working with Melanie has been essential in my transition into my new career as a realtor. From increasing my overall confidence to joining the right team to closing my first transactions, Melanie coached me with the highest level of attention, care and support. Not only do I have tools and practices that will help me to continue to grow and thrive as an agent, I have tools to continue to grow as a person.”

Danny Hizami,
Real Estate Agent COMPASS
Melanie's coaching has been life-changing. Her unique approach helped me rediscover my true self and recognize the magic within me. Through our work, I learned that life has limitless solutions beyond our imagination. Melanie's unwavering belief in me empowered me to make bold decisions, like selling my house creatively and rebranding myself in my industry. She guided me through emotional ups and downs, fostering vulnerability without judgment. Melanie's intuition is magical, guiding us precisely in what to do and say. Her generous, fearless, and clear coaching style was instrumental in my transformation.

Lisa Read,
@properties Broker
Melanie did a brilliant job coaching me through every stage of my TEDx talk prep. She cracked the whip when I slacked off. She provided expert editing and wordsmithing skills when my text needed it. And, she graciously extended tender support and enthusiastic cheerleading whenever doubts crept in – enough to make me believe that I was the smartest person on earth. I so immensely enjoyed working with Melanie – beyond measure. I learned truths of all kinds and came out a much better human because of her tenacity, virtuosity, and humanity. I cannot recommend or praise her enough.

Hatem N. Akil, PhD
TEDx "Can We Train Computers to See in Better and Unbiased Ways?
After hiring Melanie in July 2023, Christine Malara experienced a transformative journey, overcoming grief, trauma, and career dissatisfaction, to emerge more clear, confident, and purposeful. Guided by Melanie's intuitive business insight, Christine revitalized her life and career, achieving "Top Agent, Individual Category Sales Volume" in November 2023, and recommends Melanie to those seeking profound life and work improvement.

Cristina Malara,
Broker Associate
“Melanie is a grounded rock of support. I began working with her when I was ready to launch my own coaching business and wanted a mentor and support. I desired to surround myself with someone who already was where I wanted to be and to learn how to navigate being a profitable coach on an international market. I was thrilled when I made the money I invested with Melanie and more in my business! It showed me the impossible is possible.”

Rosa de Boer,
Astrologer & Spiritual Coach
“I am so grateful for my time working with Melanie. I am now able to work through my doubts and do not allow them to hold me back. My inner dialogue has been shaped and nurtured working with Melanie and my practice of critical self-reflection has deepened. She is a coach who will hold you accountable with fierce yet gentle grace, a coach who will both hold you and push you forward when needed. Take the leap with Melanie, you will not regret it!”

Sanaz Yaghmai, Psy.D,
Trauma Informed Coach & Consultant
“Melanie holds space in a distinctly powerful way: she's an expert at calling you out on your sh*t while maintaining a completely loving and supportive container. Her academic background also shines through her work: not only is she brilliant at explaining often-heady growth material, Melanie is an incredible listener (and just as adept at picking up on what's *not* said). ”

Amanda Huggins,
Anxiety Coach, Mindfulness Instructor, Intuitive, and Author
“I was magnetically drawn to Melanie’s way of working as well as her energy. I was over-working, blaming myself, and running in like circles. A multitude of things made Melanie special to work with, but one that sticks out was her no-bullshit way of helping me uncover the truth rather than take the easy way out. She has a way of balancing intent with compassion, hard truth with humor, and vulnerability with comfort.”

Clare Healy,
VP, Marketing
“Melanie has an unwavering commitment, knows the importance of the inner work necessary, holds compassionate space and provides the tools necessary for her clients to soar. I recommend Melanie without hesitation knowing you will achieve your desired results faster and with more ease than working alone. When you take the courageous step forward to work with Melanie, you will have an experience of a lifetime. ”

Karyn Wright,
Transformational Coach & Consultant
“Melanie holds you accountable, while being your biggest cheerleader at the same time. She is genuinely interested in your unique empowerment journey and celebrates your victories alongside you. She is down to earth, honest and extremely supportive. I just love her.”

Mary Bohan,
Licensed Massage Therapist
“Melanie is compassionate and understanding. She presents information in a way that makes you draw on your own power and come to your own realizations and conclusions. Melanie is a guiding light. I am forever grateful for her continued support, guidance, and friendship.”

Heather Wood,
Owner, Balanced Books Maui
"Working with Melanie has truly been transformative. She created a space that was safe and supportive where I could be my authentic self. Not only have I seen the difference in how I have grown, but those close to me have as well. Melanie has been with me throughout my journey, challenging me, inspiring me and most of all encouraging me to believe that all things are possible."

Sudha Francis,
HR Executive
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“Before working with Melanie, I was tired of feeling like I wasn’t good enough, tired of comparing myself to colleagues and feeling as though I was grinding through my days. Working with Melanie has helped my business and self worth to grow. She is so completely there for me, unlike anyone I have ever worked with, providing amazing guidance and support.”

Julie Mollo,
Real Estate Agent
“Melanie is a grounded rock of support. I began working with her when I was ready to launch my own coaching business and wanted a mentor and support. I desired to surround myself with someone who already was where I wanted to be and to learn how to navigate being a profitable coach on an international market. I was thrilled when I made the money I invested with Melanie and more in my business! It showed me the impossible is possible.”

Rosa de Boer,
Astrologer & Spiritual Coach
“I am so grateful for my time working with Melanie. I am now able to work through my doubts and do not allow them to hold me back. My inner dialogue has been shaped and nurtured working with Melanie and my practice of critical self-reflection has deepened. She is a coach who will hold you accountable with fierce yet gentle grace, a coach who will both hold you and push you forward when needed. Take the leap with Melanie, you will not regret it!”

Sanaz Yaghmai, Psy.D,
Trauma Informed Coach & Consultant
“Melanie holds space in a distinctly powerful way: she's an expert at calling you out on your sh*t while maintaining a completely loving and supportive container. Her academic background also shines through her work: not only is she brilliant at explaining often-heady growth material, Melanie is an incredible listener (and just as adept at picking up on what's *not* said). ”

Amanda Huggins,
Anxiety Coach, Mindfulness Instructor, Intuitive, and Author
“Working with Melanie was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I jumped on it. Allowing someone to pull back the layers of life seemed scary but Melanie created a safe place for this. She carries such a warm light and also shows up for you to do the work which has given me mental freedom! Doing the work with her is so worth my current life of clarity, meaning and direction. ”

Sarah Bonenfant,
Artist Relations
“I was magnetically drawn to Melanie’s way of working as well as her energy. I was over-working, blaming myself, and running in like circles. A multitude of things made Melanie special to work with, but one that sticks out was her no-bullshit way of helping me uncover the truth rather than take the easy way out. She has a way of balancing intent with compassion, hard truth with humor, and vulnerability with comfort.”

Clare Healy,
VP, Marketing
“Melanie has an unwavering commitment, knows the importance of the inner work necessary, holds compassionate space and provides the tools necessary for her clients to soar. I recommend Melanie without hesitation knowing you will achieve your desired results faster and with more ease than working alone. When you take the courageous step forward to work with Melanie, you will have an experience of a lifetime. ”

Karyn Wright,
Transformational Coach & Consultant
“After hearing Melanie speak at a Women of Compass event and at a branch sales meeting, I was convinced she was the perfect person to deliver that shot in the arm I needed! Melanie’s pure and honest approach makes her special. If you're feeling at all off-kilter, Melanie will set you straight!”

Nanci Isaacs,
Senior Real Estate Specialist
“Melanie holds you accountable, while being your biggest cheerleader at the same time. She is genuinely interested in your unique empowerment journey and celebrates your victories alongside you. She is down to earth, honest and extremely supportive. I just love her.”

Mary Bohan,
Licensed Massage Therapist
“Melanie is compassionate and understanding. She presents information in a way that makes you draw on your own power and come to your own realizations and conclusions. Melanie is a guiding light. I am forever grateful for her continued support, guidance, and friendship.”

Heather Wood,
Owner, Balanced Books Maui
“Melanie has the ability to draw one's potential forward. She did this for me in so many ways, especially by supporting me in taking steps to convert insight into action. Melanie is a strong business woman and she is kind, approachable, and generous with her time and energy. . I am thrilled that I now have a thriving business and community. I am thrilled for the attention she gave to me during our sessions and how she challenged me to face down fears and doubts. She helped me embrace my value and not be afraid to charge what my services are worth."

Jennifer Kreatsoulas,
Author & Founder of Yoga for Eating Disorders
"Melanie was dedicated, consistent, and most of all, caring. It truly was a transformational experience."

Melissa Macfadyen,
Broker Associate, Compass
"Working with Melanie has truly been transformative. She created a space that was safe and supportive where I could be my authentic self. Not only have I seen the difference in how I have grown, but those close to me have as well. Melanie has been with me throughout my journey, challenging me, inspiring me and most of all encouraging me to believe that all things are possible."

Sudha Francis,
HR Executive
"I was struggling with confidence and focus. I attended several sessions Melanie did for my company and the way she was coaching matched with what I needed. She goes deep into the root of the problem while being kind and a great accountability partner. After working together, I feel more empowered and can manage my emotions better. She has truly helped me develop and express my best self!"

Aranzazu Aceves,
Realtor, Compass
"Working with Melanie is the best decision I could've made, personally and professionally. With her help, I was able to overcome difficult challenges, develop much-needed systems in my business, and instill boundaries in my relationships. "

April Duarte,
Team Lead of the Duarte Team, Compass Real Estate
"My experience has been life changing, her style of support is empowering. We initially worked on my mindset and gaining my health back. She ended up guiding me through some extreme grief I was experiencing. Fast forward 8 months, my health has dramatically improved, and my heart is now healing. I have checked off so many tasks that were hanging over my head and my 33-year real estate career has never been easier. She has truly been a powerful force in putting my life and career back on track. Her skill level is impressive and her insight, a gift."

Gina Barnes,
COMPASS
"Melanie has transformed the way I run my business and my team. She took me from crazy stressed to crazy happy and relaxed all while having the most successful year in business in my 15 years of being a Real Estate Advisor."

Michala Costello
Principal Agent, The Costello Group
COMPASS RE
"Working with Melanie was the piece that had been missing in my life. She helped me reignite excitement and commitment to my career as well as breakthrough many personal challenges. Thanks to Melanie I am blessed and grateful for the abundance in every area of my personal and professional life. It’s been great having her as my cheerleader!"

Rosalie Rodriguez,
Realtor, Broker Associate
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My work was born out of a transitional (painful and confusing) moment in my life (in fact, I just gave an entire TedX on the topic). I call it my lightning bolt moment where I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I wanted to be a “link in that chain of empowerment and possibility.”

That was 28 years ago! And from that pivotal moment of clarity, here I am. So let me continue to tell you about what I do… and what I can do for you.

I am a sought – after empowerment + mindset coach working with individuals and teams across the country to align and integrate their personal and professional spheres for increased success and abundance without compromising their joy. I am also a successful writer, speaker, and Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies and have written and/or contributed to over 9 books on empowerment, personal transformation for collective liberation and cultivating resilience including the groundbreaking and award-winning anthology, Yoga & Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery and Loving Your Body and most recently, Embodied Resilience Through Yoga.

I combine over two decades of professional and personal work and integrate my backgrounds in mindfulness and embodied wisdom with my academic expertise and advocacy work. In this way I offer a holistic and unique pathway to personal freedom and prosperity, one that is customized and designed to each individual. This includes 1:1 VIP coaching as well as group programs.

My clients know that I am committed to the highest level of excellence, integrity and joy!

My work is potent, powerful and deep as well as playful, exciting and inspiring. There is never a doubt that I operate in service of my client’s highest good and exceptional results that blow their mind.

I know first hand that there is even more growth, healing and potential waiting for each of us. I live and operate from a place of expansive and embodied possibility!

Are you ready for MORE?

Because I can attest to the fact that my capacity for more joy, love and prosperity has and continues to increase. My sense of personal empowerment and confidence has increased beyond what I could have ever imagined. Most importantly, what I have to offer you continues to evolve and expand and…

it continues to get better.

You can choose to live the life you want when you learn to step into your own power.

A great example of when I stepped deeper into my own power was when I had to make a big pivot (that was scary and seemed foolish to many).

After 15 years of teaching Sociology and Gender/Women’s Studies, I was hired as a full-time tenure-track professor and I felt victorious. It’d been a long time coming – years of teaching, facilitating workshops and panels, mentoring, guiding and leading students and engaging with the wider civic community, publishing essays, articles and books… all of it.

Eighteen months into my tenure-track position it became abundantly clear (and inconvenient)… Oh, I need to resign and open my coaching and consulting calendar full time. I’d made myself available to private clients for well over a year at this point and I found the guidance I was able to offer and the transformation I was able to witness and support in my clients exhilarating and exciting. I wanted more of the 1:1 experience. I wanted more opportunities to use my entire skillset to serve. I was ready for the next phase of my career and the next evolution of my work in the world.

People questioned my choice – why would I leave now? I’d be tenured soon. They cautioned me – why take such a risk when this path was “guaranteed”?

I knew with absolute certainty that none of that sounded desirable to me. It felt like a spiritual death.

Similar to that lightning bolt moment 20 years earlier, I knew I needed to pivot and trust myself. THIS was my direction. THIS was clear. And THIS was my choice. I felt compelled to honor it. That was my only option.

It was one of the best choices I’ve ever made and is a prime example of the big life transitions and moments of trust I help my clients navigate and execute.

editor of:

Yoga and Body Image

25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery + Loving Your Body (Llewellyn, 2014) with Anna Guest-Jelley

Yoga Rising

30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for Every Body (Llewellyn, 2018)

Yoga, the Body and Embodied Social Change

An Intersectional Feminist Analysis with Dr. Beth Berila and Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016)

Embodied Resilience through Yoga

30 Mindful Essays About Finding Empowerment After Addiction, Trauma, Grief, and Loss (Llewellyn, 2020)

contributor in:

  • 21st Century Yoga: Culture, Politics, and Practice (Horton & Harvey, 2012)
  • Featured in Conversations with Modern Yogis (Shroff, 2014)
  • Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Mindful Living (Llewellyn, 2016)

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